ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1951: The BBC televised their first rugby league game - an international between England and New Zealand at Swinton.
1965: 'Sugar' Ray Robinson announced his retirement from boxing after more than 25 years in the professional ring.
1970: Henry Cooper won the European heavyweight title for the third time when he stopped Jose Urtain of Spain in the ninth round.
1986: Gordon Richards, one of the most successful British jockeys, died at the age of 82.
1989: Snooker great Steve Davis suffered his biggest defeat in a final in 13 years as a professional when he lost 9-1 to Stephen Hendry in the Duty Free Masters in Dubai.
2005: Marcus Trescothick was chosen to captain England in the first Test in Pakistan after Michael Vaughan withdrew with a knee injury.
2006: England endured a poor start to their Ashes tour as they lost the first match by 166 runs to an Australian Prime Minister's XI in Canberra.
2009: Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke died at the age of 32. He was struck by a train at a level crossing, having battled depression since 2003.
2013: Marc Marquez became the youngest ever rider to win the MotoGP world title after placing third at the season finale in Valencia.
2014: David Moyes was named as the new coach of Real Sociedad.
2016: Rangers announced that they had agreed to terminate the contract of midfielder Joey Barton with immediate effect.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Mike Powell (athletics) - American who set world long jump record of 8.95metres in 1991, born 1963.
Eddie Irvine (motor racing) - Northern Irish former Formula One driver, born 1965.
Faustino Asprilla (soccer) - former Newcastle and Colombia striker, born 1969.
Jens Lehmann (soccer) - former Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper, born 1969.
Patrik Berger (soccer) - former Liverpool, Aston Villa and Czech Republic midfielder, born 1973.
Steffen Iversen (soccer) - former Tottenham and Norway striker, born 1976.
Marius Zaliukas (soccer) - Lithuania's former Rangers defender, born 1983.
Aleksandar Kolarov (soccer) - Serbian former Manchester City defender, born 1985.
Wilfried Zaha (soccer) - Crystal Palace winger, born 1992.
QUICK QUIZ
1. How many WTA titles has Johanna Konta won in her career?
2. Which team won baseball's World Series earlier this month?
3. Who is England women's all-time leading goal scorer?
4. Who did Rafael Nadal beat to win his 10th French Open title this year?
5. Who will captain the US Ryder Cup team in Paris next year?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Friday, November 10)
SOCCER: Friendly international, England v Germany - ITV 1930; France v Wales - BBC 1 Wales 1930; World Cup qualifier, South Africa v Senegal - BT Sport 2 1700; World Cup qualifying play-off, Sweden v Italy - Sky Sports Main Event 1940; Euro 2019 qualifier, Wales Under-21 v Bosnia and Herzegovina Under-21 - S4C 1745.
RUGBY UNION: Anglo-Welsh Cup, Bath v Leicester Tigers - BT Sport 1 1930.
GOLF: European Tour, Nedbank Challenge - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0800; PGA, OHL Classic - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
FORMULA ONE: Brazilian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 1145 and 1545, eir Sport 1 1155 and 1555.
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions - ITV 4 1845, eir Sport 1 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, San Antonio Spurs v Milwaukee Bucks - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sat).
BOWLS: Scottish International Open - BBC 2 Scotland 1300.
FIGURE SKATING: NHK Grand Prix - Eurosport 2 1000.
Tomorrow (Saturday, November 11)
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying play-off, Denmark v Republic of Ireland - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; National League, Ebbsfleet United v Leyton Orient - BT Sport 1 1700; A-League, Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets and Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar - BT Sport 1 from 0630, Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory - BT Sport 1 0330 (Sun).
RUGBY UNION: Scotland v Samoa - BBC 1 1400, BT Sport 1 1415; England v Argentina - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1400; Wales v Australia - BBC 2 1645, S4C 1645; Ireland v South Africa - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1715; Rugby Championship - Sky Sports Action 0825.
GOLF: European Tour, Nedbank Challenge - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0800; PGA, OHL Classic - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
FORMULA ONE: Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying - Sky Sports F1 1500, eir Sport 1 1555.
BOXING: WBC Silver Super-Lightweight title, Josh Taylor v Miguel Vazquez - Channel 5 2145; WBO Light-Middleweight title eliminator, Liam Smith v Liam Williams - BT Sport 1 1945.
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions - ITV 4 1845, eir Sport 1 1845.
MOTORCYCLING: Valencia MotoGP qualifying - BT Sport 2 1100.
DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts - Sky Sports Action 2000 and Sky Sports Main Event 2200.
HORSE RACING: Racing from Wincanton - ITV 4 1330.
BOWLS: Scottish International Open - BBC 2 Scotland 1200.
EQUESTRIAN: Global Champions Tour - Eurosport 2 1500.
SKIING: World Cup women's slalom - Eurosport 1 0845 and 1145.
FIGURE SKATING: NHK Trophy - Eurosport 2 0730.
SNOWBOARDING: World Cup - Eurosport 2 1745.
QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Three 2. Houston Astros 3. Kelly Smith 4. Stan Wawrinka 5. Jim Furyk.
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